The American Foundation of Savoy Orders, Inc. (Savoy Foundation)
will host its 27th annual Royal Savoy Ball - Ballo di Savoia on Saturday, December 7, 2024 in New York City under the patronage of H.R.H.
Prince Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy,
Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont and
Prince of Venice. H.R.H.
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia is the Ball Chairman. The winter
charity gala will raise funds for the Foundation's mission –
Chivalry for Children's Causes™ – and will benefit Casita Maria
Center for Arts and Education.
NEW
YORK, Aug. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The
American Foundation of Savoy Orders, Inc. (Savoy Foundation)
announces its 27th annual Royal Savoy Ball - Ballo di Savoia - on Saturday, December 7, 2024 in New York City, under the patronage of His
Royal Highness Prince Emmanuel
Philibert of Savoy, Duke of
Savoy, Prince of Piedmont and Prince of Venice. H.R.H. Prince
Dimitri of Yugoslavia, who
serves as the U.S. Delegate of the American Delegation of Savoy
Orders and a Savoy Foundation board member, is the Ball Chairman of
the event. The white tie, winter charity gala is supported by
prominent business and community leaders and members and friends of
the Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Savoy. More than 300
guests are expected to attend the charity fundraiser at The
University Club in New York City,
which last year raised more than $100,000.
Chivalry For Children's Causes
The event organizers are asking guests to help raise money for
this year's designated charity - Casita Maria Center for Arts and
Education, which was founded in 1934 to enrich and elevate the
lives of South Bronx youth,
families and community residents through expressive arts and
culture, academic enrichment and therapeutic recreation.
In a statement concerning the 2024 Ballo di Savoia to be held on
the weekend of December 6-8, H.R.H.
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, 2024 Ball Chairman and Savoy
Foundation board member commented: "The Royal Savoy Ball is an
evening full of inspiration, celebration, and philanthropy in
support of the Savoy Foundation's mission - Chivalry For Children's
Causes- and a welcome event for new knights and dames entering the
Savoy Orders through the American Delegation of Savoy Orders. Our
mission is to promote the well-being of children, to provide
hospitaller aid and to advance the millennial history of the Savoy
Orders through support of scholarships and educational initiatives
such as the Savoy History Series. Casita
Maria's program of creative youth development is a perfect
fit for the mission and goals of the Savoy Foundation."
The Royal Savoy Ball is organized by the American Foundation of
Savoy Orders, which is supported by 200 knights and dames in
the United States who are members
of the American Delegation of Savoy Orders. The American Delegation
is part of the historic dynastic and chivalric Orders of the
thousand-year Royal House of Savoy, which united Italy as a kingdom between 1860 and 1871.
Prior to Saturday's evening Gala, a reception on Friday evening,
December 6 at the Lotos Club will be
held for guests attending the Royal Savoy Ball.
For more information on supporting the Royal Savoy Ball click
here.
CONTACT:
Larissa Van Duser, Executive
Director, American Foundation of Savoy Orders
amsavoy@aol.com, +1 212 972 0495
ABOUT THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY
The Dynastic Orders of the Royal House of Savoy are among the
oldest orders of Knighthood and Merit in the world. The Savoy
Orders are headquartered in Geneva,
Switzerland and have 35 Delegations worldwide that support
the Orders' ongoing charitable works. Their origins and their
principles, traditions and humanitarian goals date back a thousand
years. H.R.H Prince Emmanuel
Philibert of Savoy, Duke of
Savoy, Prince of Piedmont and of Venice is Head of the House of Savoy and Grand
Master of the Savoy Orders.
In 1946, when the Kingdom of Italy
came to an end, the House of Savoy was the Europe's oldest reigning dynasty. The heads of
the House of Savoy had ruled, first as counts, then as dukes and
finally as kings, for almost a thousand years. Descended in the
direct male line from a tenth-century vassal of the Holy Roman
Emperor, the Savoys ruled Savoy, where they established their
capital at Chambery. Their dominion was eventually extended to
include Piedmont, Aosta and other territories in what are now
Italy, France and Switzerland. By the eighteenth century, the
Savoys were kings of Sardinia, and
it was under the aegis of the House of Savoy that the Italian
states were united by 1871 as the Kingdom of Italy.
The Royal Family's heritage can be seen in castles and palaces,
and in the beauty of the northwestern Italian city of Turin, the Savoys' magnificent capital in the
heart of Piedmont in the 16th into the 19th centuries. The dynastic
chivalric traditions of the Royal House of Savoy continue. The
Order of the Annunciation and the Order of Saints Maurice and
Lazarus, two of the world's oldest knightly institutions, are still
alive today, epitomizing the dynasty's medieval spirit while
supporting very modern charitable works in Italy, Switzerland, France, Japan, the Americas and elsewhere. Chivalry
lives. Today, the House of Savoy remains one of the oldest royal
dynasties.
ABOUT THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND DELEGATION OF SAVOY ORDERS
Headquartered in New York City,
the American Delegation of Savoy Orders, which includes
the United States of America, is
among the 35 delegations of the Savoy Orders located throughout
Europe, the Americas and
Japan.
The American Foundation of Savoy Orders, Incorporated,
http://www.savoia.org a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable
organization, supports local, national, and international charities
focusing on medical, educational, and humanitarian fields,
including philanthropy for U.S. veterans, hospitals and relief
agencies for children, the poor, sick and elderly. In 2005, the
Foundation became a Non-Governmental Organization in Roster
Consultative Statues with the Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations. In 2019, the Savoy Foundation launched a new
charitable initiative - Chivalry for Children's Causes™ - a
multi-year program assisting institutions and charitable
organizations that provide aid to children and families in need,
building stable, healthy families, whether enrichment spaces or
basic meals for improved health and stable living conditions in
poor economic environments. The program is made possible thanks to
generous support from the members and friends of the American
Delegation of Savoy Orders.
Media Contact
Larissa Van Duser, American
Foundation of Savoy Orders, 212-972-0495, amsavoy@aol.com,
www.savoia.org
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